Cocooned in tightly

Mahogany floor pinching cold

Taps echo restless waves

Night sky thunders scold

Trees gossip forecast

Soft thumps grace the stairs

Leaves rustle and bustle

Creaking doors whisper in share

Rusty pipes strain in tune

Mice run laps behind the scenes

Plagued breaths filter in and out

Below soulless wooden beams

Ghosts limbo the attic

Cleaned rugs evidence brute

T...

Nestled in her lap

I give a wiggle of my toes

Biscuit in my hand

As she softly bops my nose

Letting out a little giggle

I say “Tell me more!”

As she recites to continue story

And I listen in awe

Lost to my imagination

As her words bring to life told

She finishes in a whisper

“Remember all that glitters Is not gold”...

Dear dearest daughter

How I wish I could take it back

The moment we were parted

A wind blowing of hat

A young primed mind

Told of what was best

An opportunity to fight

Would of seen us both un-blessed

Fear outweighing strength

Nothing much has changed

The same fear resides

For your under a different name

How I beg for forgiveness

Through letters you’ll never read

My deepest regret to...

If wishes fell like rain

What would become of our won?

Would summer cease to reign?

Would freed be our undone?

If wishes fell like rain

Then certainly I am a storm

An unconscious theme among us

From earliest memories born

If wishes fell like rain

Would we still dream big?

Or would we count of our blessings

When natural disasters didn’t give…...

Penanced to that moment

When limbo still lingers

I feel your warmth embrace

The trace of your fingers

I mould to your grasp

Peak a reflexive smile

Like an addict on the fence

Before descending the black mile

Then all too quickly

I’m falling awake

Turning to greet your face

As my stolen begins to ache

Sheets stone cold

Just like your face

When I said my goodbyes

To a lifeless ca...

Submissive to watch

As you swipe downpour away

All from my hand

Your nightmare in light day

Every tear you shed

Sparks fire in my chest

I knew what you signed up for

I’m consumed with detest

Sessions to tame the monster

Chains of weight not weak

I know what I need to do

Be the selfless she seeks

I pick up my bag

Remember her this way

Make a promise to myself

That she deserves bett...

Birds chirping melodies

The wind howls it’s rhymes

My eyes feel heavy

My body feels fine

Undersurface blue lingers

But I’m pain free

Gratitude post-mourning

A surreal sense of me

Time none of essence

Shoulder glances null

This new life without you

The best asked for lull...